Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-03-19

MISREPRESENTATION the secret have re-
From ~benighted mai long, long concealed,
Thereby an impeachment removing that sin
has lmpeded
Ever since earth to man was decided,
For verify, verify these students have stated
A p~ersonal detil never was created.
Now these students are honest in what they
proclaim,
To utter q falsehood they verify disdain,
They speak from travel and observation.
They having Travelled all over the nation.
Like Christie Columbo new regions to ex-
plore,
They have diligently fathomed the sea called
Lore;
In fact they have left n stone unturned,
Endeavoring q personal deUI to discern.
They have travelled from Names granite
To southern California's golden strands,
From old Oregon's snow clad mountains
To sunny Florida's ripping fountains.
From the Oriental to the Hesperian beach,
Likewise where the Mormons preach,
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Apsrsonal deuI they have never seen.
At all hours they have Travelled around
Through country, city, village and town,
Through swamp and desert, over mountain
and lake,
Both duly sober and wide, wide awake.
Through field and wood, and by the riverside
And throughout the camps Of the sanctifed,
And through all their travels, through dry
and wet,
A personal dsUn they never have met.
They have prayerfully examined the Book
Divine,
Hoping, therein, a personal deuiz to find,
Have inquired Of Moses, Solomon, and St.
Paul,
In fact the inspired writers. one and all;
have examined the catalogue of Gods crea-
From the beginning of Genesis to The closing
of Revelations,
But, alas! disappointment their labors has
crowned,
For no personal deui1 have they have found.
The instigation that caused Eve to trespass
lucy duELu was ucE ucslft ACt uOu ~ sur
pass,
Her curiosity concerning Gods future cel:a-
lstions,
And her inclination to hector ereetfa..
AND to-day wherever WOMAN is found.
That 50 desire, curiosity and inclination
abound,
For nowhere in Revelation is it stated
ThEG q personal devil ever was created.
That the supposed devil, the much dreaded
Boogaboo,
Is without form or substance, an imaginary
cuckoo,
That old Beelzebub. the prince of black temp.
t2tior,
Indeed is merely a fgurative Illustration,
That wise men, heretofore, have been mis-
taken,
And an imaginary supposition for a reality
taken,
Therefore they do earnestly and eloquently
That a personal devil doth not exist.
CONCLUSION.
Parsons, your arguments, indeed, l heartily
enjoy,
They make my heart leap within me with Joy,
For, being a sinner, 1 honestly confess
By dread and fear Pve been oppressed.
To me old Beelzebub has been Il dread
Ever since evacuating my trundle bed,
For old nurse always told me, when u lad,
The devil would catch me if l was bad.
Now if your reverences the liberty will allow,
A few suggestions l will avOw;
You should unclog the wheels of truth,
Lubricating them well with solid proof;
Then from pole to pole, from shore to shore,
Even regions unknown you should explore,
Aud wherever mortal man doth abound
Tell them a personal dsg1I cannot be found.
That fellow that ~tlatterel ''Granama Eve''
Was Adam in disguise, make them believe
That individual urging Jesus to bow
Was q ttle-speculator 1 would VOW;
Concerning those hog-deyiis 1 would express
some doubt,
For I verify believe they are yet about,
But as they belong exclusively to the hog.
They are not within the personal catalogue.
Then those other devils we read about,
OF their determination Ed leave no. doubt;
] would relate that wonderful tale
About parson Jonah exploring the whale,
And during that voyage plans he devised
capture all the devils he so dispised,
And when at NInevah he concluded TO preach
By whale he landed al Ninevah beach.
And in that city he issued a proclamation
To the personal devis throughout the nation
Requesting them at Ninevah 10 assemble
For the purpose Of electing a general,
Aud every personal degsE, both great anC
small,
Promptly responded to General Jonah's call
And during that convention, the destruction
came,
And every solitary personal dspH was slain
Oh! fellow sinners, what q consoling con
ISOLATION
Wrought by travel, PRAYER and observation
1t is indeed a cordial and balm
All our dread and fear TO so0th aud calm,
To know when life's voyage we've rouDde
And our earthly weapons have grounded,
And have paid Old Death lis debt,
No personal deUiL our souls will get.
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